Since its inception in 2000 SafeMinds has:
- Established the link between mercury and autism through the landmark paper, “Autism, A Novel Form of Mercury Poisoning.” SafeMinds is the driving force pushing forward science that links environmental factors, such as mercury, to autism.
- Sponsored almost $1.5 million in research related specifically to mercury and adverse neurological outcomes. This level of financial commitment establishes SafeMinds as the largest private non-profit organization funding mercury and autism-related research.
- Brought this issue to national attention by publishing peer-reviewed articles, networking with leading scientists in the fields of toxicology and autism research, testifying before government committees and working with David Kirby on the publication of Evidence of Harm.
- Relentlessly pursued the scientific truth about mercury and neurodevelopmental disorders. SafeMinds provides constant surveillance and vigilance on misinformation about this issue in the media and provides rapid and high-quality responses to this misinformation.
SafeMinds ultimate goal is to find the truth –– to encourage and support efforts to conduct medical research that provide credible findings to support that the mercury-autism hypothesis is true and to help find treatments that will reverse the damage these children have incurred.